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Lotus Hybrid Power For The Proton Concept

Lotus Hybrid Power For The Proton Concept

The PROTON Concept car, to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, showcases an advanced series hybrid drivetrain, designed and developed by Lotus Engineering. ... Continue reading

Aloha EV! Coulomb Technologies Installs Solar-Powered ChargePoint Networked Charging Station in Honolulu

Aloha EV! Coulomb Technologies Installs Solar-Powered ChargePoint Networked Charging Station in Honolulu

CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies (www.coulombtech.com) today announced the first installation of their ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations (www.coulombtech.com/products.php) for EV in Honolulu, HI. Green Energy Outlet, an eco-friendly supplier of contracting materials has installed the solar-powered charg ... Continue reading

Who Needs a Hybrid When You Can Have a Diesel?

Who Needs a Hybrid When You Can Have a Diesel?

Who needs a hybrid when you can have a diesel? Our week long test of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI is a reaction to the newest Prius hybrid from Toyota. We wondered, after achieving an extremely artificial 71.3 mpg in a 2010 Prius, how Prius would compare to a Volkswagen Jetta TDI turbo-diesel driven normally. Thus our real-w ... Continue reading

EDTA - EV-Motoring This Week

EDTA - EV-Motoring This Week

February 19, 2010 Media Watch: Electric car lets drivers sell back unused watts Irish Times February 19, 2010 --Researchers have come up with the ultimate vehicle – an environmentally friendly electric car that plugs into the wall to sell power back to the electricity company. The delights of a car that lets you g ... Continue reading

GE to Supply Technology to Boost the Output of NextEra Energy Resources; U.S. Fleet of Wind Turbines

GE to Supply Technology to Boost the Output of NextEra Energy Resources; U.S. Fleet of Wind Turbines

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--NextEra Energy Resources, the nation's leader in wind energy generation, has selected GE’s WindBOOST* technology to enhance the output from its fleet of approximately 800 GE 1.5sle wind turbines. “WindBOOST is part of a series of continuing GE technology advancements designed to help move t ... Continue reading

GE and Juice Technologies Co-Developing Electric Vehicle Charging Devices that Will Help Consumers Save

GE and Juice Technologies Co-Developing Electric Vehicle Charging Devices that Will Help Consumers Save

COLUMBUS, Ohio--GE and Juice Technologies announced a joint development agreement to create intelligent plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging devices for U.S. and global markets. The chargers integrate GE’s smart meters with Juice Technology’s Plug Smart™ engine to help consumers charge their cars duri ... Continue reading

Cities Prepare for Life with the Electric Car

Cities Prepare for Life with the Electric Car

Washington DC February 17, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that the San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. According to the New Y ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle News Weekly - EDTA

Electric Vehicle News Weekly - EDTA

Hydrogen highways: the concept becoming reality Automotive World February 12, 2010 --The hydrogen highway is simply a linked network of hydrogen filling stations suitable for fuel cell vehicles or H2 combustion engine vehicles. The examples of such highways around the world are growing, with the latest addition being t ... Continue reading

Road & Track Reveals Five Types of Hybrid Car Buyers

Road & Track Reveals Five Types of Hybrid Car Buyers

From 'Statement Makers' to 'Techies,' the Magazine's March Issue Offers Insight Into Who Buys Hybrids and Why NEWPORT BEACH, CA February 16, 2010In its March 2010 issue, Road & Track reveals five types of hybrid car buyers, each with their own distinct attraction to hybrid car ownership. The article, "Hybrids: Percepti ... Continue reading

2010 Geneva Motor Show: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Set for World Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Geneva Motor Show: 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Set for World Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Intelligent Performance to make Race Cars even More Efficient ATLANTA, Feb. 11 -- 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first hybrid, the Lohner-Porsche, Porsche engineers are now expanding this visionary drive concept with a production-based GT race car: Over the past 45 years, Porsche 911 ra ... Continue reading

2010 Chicago Auto Show: Ford Fusion Hybrid Wins 2010 David Hermance Vehicle Efficiency Award

2010 Chicago Auto Show: Ford Fusion Hybrid Wins 2010 David Hermance Vehicle Efficiency Award

New Recognition Offered for the Automotive Product Destined to Transform the Market; Inaugural Award Honors Ford Fusion Hybrid's "Efficiency for the Mainstream" CHICAGO, IL February 10, 2010; The first-ever David Hermance Vehicle Efficiency Award was presented to the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Organized by BermanWorks, t ... Continue reading

2011 Hybrid Car Buyers Guide

2011 Hybrid Car Buyers Guide

The 2010 Hybrid Car Buyers Guide section of The Auto Channel's New Car Buyers Guide allows viewers to see and compare all Hybrid cars and light trucks sold in North America. To see the specs, and prices just CLICK HERE HYBRIDS The trendiest vehicles on the road today are hybrids, cars and trucks powered by drive-trains ... Continue reading

Hybrid Porsche 911 GT3 R to Make World Debut in Geneva

Hybrid Porsche 911 GT3 R to Make World Debut in Geneva

A Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, taking the evolution of the iconic sports coupe to new levels in motor sport and opening a new chapter in an illustrious racing record that has witnessed more than 20,000 victories in 45 years. ... Continue reading

2010 Chicago Auto Show: Kia Motors Debuts 'Ray' Plug-In Hybrid Concept - COMPLETE VIDEO

2010 Chicago Auto Show: Kia Motors Debuts 'Ray' Plug-In Hybrid Concept - COMPLETE VIDEO

Kia Ray features aerodynamic design, innovative technology and plug-in hybrid capabilities - Kia Ray utilizes roof top "cool-glazing" solar glass and has a range of up to 746 miles (1200 kilometers) (Seoul) February 11, 2010 - Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled the Ray Plug-in Hybrid concept during a press confere ... Continue reading

Suzuki At The 80th Geneva Motor Show

Suzuki At The 80th Geneva Motor Show

At the 80th Geneva Motor Show starting on 2nd March, Suzuki's will exhibit its latest hybrid technology concept for the first time in Europe - a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system. ... Continue reading

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